Battery exchange system and battery exchange method

Abstract

A battery exchange system and a battery exchange method are provided. The battery exchange system includes a plurality of battery exchange stations, a central control station and a handheld electronic device. Each battery exchange station includes a battery exchange device. The battery exchange device includes a battery carrier module. The battery carrier module includes a cabinet and at least one battery storage case disposed in the cabinet. The battery storage case has a storage space for accommodating a fully-charged battery. The fully-charged battery provides a second battery-location information and a battery in-stock information through the corresponding battery exchange station. Accordingly, the battery exchange device transmits the second battery-location information and the battery in-stock information of the fully-charged battery to the central control station, and the handheld electronic device receives a second battery-available information that includes the second battery-location information and the battery in-stock information from the central control station.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the Invention[0001]The present disclosure relates to a battery exchange system and a battery exchange method; more particularly, to a battery exchange system and battery exchange method applicable to electric vehicles.2. Description of Related Art[0002]Battery replacement of electric vehicles such as electric cars and golf carts is performed manually or via simple assistive devices. The batteries of electric vehicles can be connected in series or in parallel so as to provide higher power, which can further be applied to other equipment, such as energy storage systems (ESS).[0003]There are a number of issues in conventional electric vehicles that remain to be improved. Taking electric motorcycles as an example, there exist different types of batteries for different kinds of electric motorcycles, and these different types of batteries cannot be standardized into one specification. One reason for this is: an electric motorcycle performs better whe...

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Benefits of technology

The present patent is about a battery exchange system and method that makes it easier to change batteries in electric vehicles. The system includes a battery exchange station that sends information about a fully-charged battery and the location of the battery to a central control station. Handheld electronic devices receive this information, making it simple to exchange batteries and increase the flexibility of electric vehicles.

Problems solved by technology

There are a number of issues in conventional electric vehicles that remain to be improved.

Taking electric motorcycles as an example, there exist different types of batteries for different kinds of electric motorcycles, and these different types of batteries cannot be standardized into one specification.

Another reason is that, when battery failures occur, it would be hard to clarify the attribution of responsibility if electric motorcycles of all kinds use the same type of battery.

Therefore, it is still required that electric motorcycles of one brand use batteries of the same brand in the prior art, which could cause many problems such as inconvenience in the charging and exchanging of batteries.

Furthermore, since the process of charging batteries takes time, an electric vehicle user has to wait for the charging process to complete before the electric vehicle can start again, which lowers the mobility of electric vehicles and demotivates the public from using electric vehicles.

Moreover, when used for long distance trips, electric vehicles are often loaded with extra batteries for fear that the battery may run out during the trip.

However, this increases the load of the electric vehicles and the power consumption rate of batteries.

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